When I opened the in-app camera to make an observation in Next, I noticed that the camera switching icon is available in the lower right. Is that simply a built in iOS function that iNat is maintaining? I can’t envision an instance in which I’d need the front camera for an iNat observation unless a bug had landed on my face. A selfie with a bison? ???
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you could use a front camera for shooting up at something from down low, such as getting the gills of a mushroom without having to pull it up. you could also shoot something that scurried over to the opposite side of, say, a bridge railing without having to climb over to the other side of the railing.
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Even if there are very few instances in which that feature would be useful, there’s no reason not to have it!
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I’ve definitely used it to photograph the underside of a mushroom cap.
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Omg. I cannot believe that I never done that and instead have always tried to do it with the back camera. Such a great and simple solution for this problem.
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With iPhone it is also useful to use the .5 on close objects. I highly recommend “playing” with it.
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Thanks, I’ll try that. :)
For close objects I usually have a macro lens or a loupe with me which can produce amazing images.
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i do this regularly as well.
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